Los Angeles Council candidates line up in 11th, 15th districts

LOS ANGELES — Several candidates filed papers this weekend to run on March 5 in Los Angeles' 11th and 15th City Council district races.

Saturday was the last day for candidates to declare their intention to run, and the first day to obtain nominating petitions to collect voters' signatures. The completed petitions are due back by Dec. 5.

Two people have filed to run against Councilman Joe Buscaino in the 15th District: minister and disability advocate James Law and Mark Anthony Contreras, a member of the Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council.

Those planning to run against Los Angeles school board member Steve Zimmer, whose 4th District includes the Westside, are Jeneen Robinson, education advocate and minister; Kate Anderson, parent and child advocate; Franny Parrish, library aide and advocate; and Samuel Paul Whitehead, a school council administrator.

For the complete list - which also includes candidates for three Los Angeles Community College District board seats - link to http://bit.ly/ZfEs1Z/.